Best BA Dance Programs
Compare 93 Dance programs. Focused on Bachelor of Arts options, often with more academic flexibility. View tuition, acceptance, class size, audition, prescreen, and program fit signals in one place.
Ranked Dance programs
Ranked by degree fit, program strength, selectiveness, class size, and value
1
Montclair State University
Montclair, NJ·Public
School Acceptance: 88%Tuition: $26KAvg GPA: 3.33Selectiveness: SelectiveClass Size: Medium
Acceptance: 88%Tuition: $26KGPA: 3.33Selectiveness: SelectiveClass Size: Medium
2
Chapman University
Orange, CA·Private
School Acceptance: 65%Tuition: $65KAvg GPA: 3.75 (W)Selectiveness: SelectiveClass Size: Small
Acceptance: 65%Tuition: $65KGPA: 3.75 (W)Selectiveness: SelectiveClass Size: Small
3
Brenau University
Gainesville, GA·Private
School Acceptance: 88%Tuition: $34KAvg GPA: 3.38Selectiveness: Moderately SelectiveClass Size: Small
Choreography, Dance Pedagogy +2 more
Advanced Ballet, Dance Movement Therapy Minor/Certificate +3 more
Acceptance: 88%Tuition: $34KGPA: 3.38Selectiveness: Moderately SelectiveClass Size: Small
4
Codarts Rotterdam
Rotterdam, South Holland·Public
Tuition: $11KSelectiveness: Ultra SelectiveClass Size: Medium
Tuition: $11KSelectiveness: Ultra SelectiveClass Size: Medium
5
Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY·Private
School Acceptance: 68%Tuition: $58KAvg GPA: 3.78 (W)Selectiveness: SelectiveClass Size: Medium
Acceptance: 68%Tuition: $58KGPA: 3.78 (W)Selectiveness: SelectiveClass Size: Medium
6
George Washington University
Washington, DC·Private
School Acceptance: 47%Tuition: $68KAvg GPA: 3.96 (W)Selectiveness: Highly SelectiveClass Size: Small
Acceptance: 47%Tuition: $68KGPA: 3.96 (W)Selectiveness: Highly SelectiveClass Size: Small
7
Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, CA·Private
School Acceptance: 45%Tuition: $62KAvg GPA: 3.97 (W)Selectiveness: SelectiveClass Size: Medium
Acceptance: 45%Tuition: $62KGPA: 3.97 (W)Selectiveness: SelectiveClass Size: Medium
8
James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA·Public
School Acceptance: 72%Tuition: $32KAvg GPA: 3.66Selectiveness: SelectiveClass Size: Small
Acceptance: 72%Tuition: $32KGPA: 3.66Selectiveness: SelectiveClass Size: Small
9
American University
Washington, DC·Private
School Acceptance: 62%Tuition: $59KAvg GPA: 3.65Selectiveness: SelectiveClass Size: Small
Acceptance: 62%Tuition: $59KGPA: 3.65Selectiveness: SelectiveClass Size: Small
10
Muhlenberg College
Allentown, PA·Private
School Acceptance: 72%Tuition: $63KAvg GPA: 3.55 (W)Class Size: Small
Choreography, Dance Science
Acceptance: 72%Tuition: $63KGPA: 3.55 (W)Class Size: Small
11
Emory University
Atlanta, GA·Private
School Acceptance: 11%Tuition: $64KAvg GPA: 3.84Class Size: Small
Acceptance: 11%Tuition: $64KGPA: 3.84Class Size: Small
12
Northern School of Contemporary Dance
Leeds, England·Private
Tuition: $20KClass Size: Large
Tuition: $20KClass Size: Large
13
Emory & Henry College
Emory, VA·Private
School Acceptance: 84%Tuition: $39KAvg GPA: 3.5Selectiveness: Moderately SelectiveClass Size: Small
Acceptance: 84%Tuition: $39KGPA: 3.5Selectiveness: Moderately SelectiveClass Size: Small
14
College of Charleston
Charleston, SC·Public
School Acceptance: 60%Tuition: $38KAvg GPA: 4 (W)Class Size: Medium
General Dance Studies, Performance/Choreography
Acceptance: 60%Tuition: $38KGPA: 4 (W)Class Size: Medium
15
California State University - Long Beach
Long Beach, CA·Public
School Acceptance: 46%Tuition: $20KAvg GPA: 3.67 (W)
Acceptance: 46%Tuition: $20KGPA: 3.67 (W)
16
Colorado College
Colorado Springs, CO·Private
School Acceptance: 18%Tuition: $71KAvg GPA: 3.95Class Size: Small
Acceptance: 18%Tuition: $71KGPA: 3.95Class Size: Small
17
Lindenwood University
Saint Charles, MO·Private
School Acceptance: 57%Tuition: $22KAvg GPA: 3.36 (W)
Ballet
Acceptance: 57%Tuition: $22KGPA: 3.36 (W)
18
Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts
Liverpool, England·Private
Tuition: $23KClass Size: Medium
Tuition: $23KClass Size: Medium
19
Brown University
Providence, RI·Private
School Acceptance: 5%Tuition: $71KAvg GPA: 4.18 (W)Class Size: Medium
Dance
Acceptance: 5%Tuition: $71KGPA: 4.18 (W)Class Size: Medium
20
London Studio Centre
London, England·Private
Tuition: $17K
Ballet, Contemporary Dance
Ballet, Contemporary Dance
Ballet, Contemporary Dance
Tuition: $17K
21
CUNY Lehman College
Bronx, NY·Public
School Acceptance: 57%Tuition: $15KAvg GPA: 3.5 (W)
Dance
Acceptance: 57%Tuition: $15KGPA: 3.5 (W)
22
Bowdoin College
Brunswick, ME·Private
School Acceptance: 7%Tuition: $68KAvg GPA: 4.13 (W)
BA Theater and DanceDance
Acceptance: 7%Tuition: $68KGPA: 4.13 (W)
23
Dean College
Franklin, MA·Private
School Acceptance: 74%Tuition: $47KSelectiveness: Moderately Selective
Dance Pedagogy, Dance Science +1 more
Choreography
Acceptance: 74%Tuition: $47KSelectiveness: Moderately Selective
24
Middlebury College
Middlebury, VT·Private
School Acceptance: 11%Tuition: $68KAvg GPA: 4.11 (W)
Choreography and Performance, Dance Studies—Theory and Aesthetics
Acceptance: 11%Tuition: $68KGPA: 4.11 (W)
25
London Contemporary Dance School
London, England·Private
Tuition: $23K
Tuition: $23K
26
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO·Public
School Acceptance: 89%Tuition: $35KAvg GPA: 3.69 (W)
Acceptance: 89%Tuition: $35KGPA: 3.69 (W)
27
Belhaven University
Jackson, MS·Private
School Acceptance: 50%Tuition: $30KAvg GPA: 3.5 (W)
Acceptance: 50%Tuition: $30KGPA: 3.5 (W)
28
Florida Southern College
Lakeland, FL·Private
School Acceptance: 64%Tuition: $44KAvg GPA: 3.73 (W)
Acceptance: 64%Tuition: $44KGPA: 3.73 (W)
29
Cleveland State University
Cleveland, OH·Public
School Acceptance: 91%Tuition: $19KAvg GPA: 3.37 (W)
Dance, Directing/Choreography
Acceptance: 91%Tuition: $19KGPA: 3.37 (W)
30
Bird College
Sidcup, England·Private
Tuition: $18K
Tuition: $18K
31
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA·Private
School Acceptance: 4%Tuition: $62KAvg GPA: 4.2 (W)
BA Theater, Dance & Media
Acceptance: 4%Tuition: $62KGPA: 4.2 (W)
32
CUNY Hunter College
New York, NY·Public
School Acceptance: 54%Tuition: $15KAvg GPA: 4 (W)
Acceptance: 54%Tuition: $15KGPA: 4 (W)
33
Colby College
Waterville, ME·Private
School Acceptance: 7%Tuition: $70KAvg GPA: 4.13 (W)
BA Performance, Theater, and Dance
Acceptance: 7%Tuition: $70KGPA: 4.13 (W)
34
Coker University
Hartsville, SC·Private
School Acceptance: 94%Tuition: $33KAvg GPA: 3.21 (W)
Acceptance: 94%Tuition: $33KGPA: 3.21 (W)
35
Keene State College
Keene, NH·Public
School Acceptance: 90%Tuition: $27KAvg GPA: 3.17 (W)
Choreography and Performance, Dance Pedagogy
Acceptance: 90%Tuition: $27KGPA: 3.17 (W)
36
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Geneva, NY·Private
School Acceptance: 64%Tuition: $65KAvg GPA: 3.62 (W)
Performance and Choreography
Acceptance: 64%Tuition: $65KGPA: 3.62 (W)
37
Jacksonville University
Jacksonville, FL·Private
School Acceptance: 57%Tuition: $48KAvg GPA: 3.73 (W)
Acceptance: 57%Tuition: $48KGPA: 3.73 (W)
38
Amherst College
Amherst, MA·Private
School Acceptance: 9%Tuition: $70KAvg GPA: 4.18 (W)
Acceptance: 9%Tuition: $70KGPA: 4.18 (W)
39
CUNY Queens College
Queens, NY·Public
School Acceptance: 64%Tuition: $15KAvg GPA: 3.34 (W)
Acceptance: 64%Tuition: $15KGPA: 3.34 (W)
40
Grinnell College
Grinnell, IA·Private
School Acceptance: 15%Tuition: $68KAvg GPA: 4.05 (W)
BA Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies
Acceptance: 15%Tuition: $68KGPA: 4.05 (W)
41
Bridgewater State University
Bridgewater, MA·Public
School Acceptance: 88%Tuition: $18KAvg GPA: 3.35 (W)
Acceptance: 88%Tuition: $18KGPA: 3.35 (W)
42
Duke University
Durham, NC·Private
School Acceptance: 6%Tuition: $69KAvg GPA: 4.2 (W)
Acceptance: 6%Tuition: $69KGPA: 4.2 (W)
43
Mercyhurst University
Erie, PA·Private
School Acceptance: 81%Tuition: $46KAvg GPA: 3.55 (W)
Acceptance: 81%Tuition: $46KGPA: 3.55 (W)
44
Carleton College
Northfield, MN·Private
School Acceptance: 20%Tuition: $69KAvg GPA: 4.13 (W)
Acceptance: 20%Tuition: $69KGPA: 4.13 (W)
45
Hamilton College
Clinton, NY·Private
School Acceptance: 14%Tuition: $69KAvg GPA: 4.11 (W)
Acceptance: 14%Tuition: $69KGPA: 4.11 (W)
46
Brigham Young University - Idaho
Rexburg, ID·Private
School Acceptance: 96%Tuition: $5KAvg GPA: 3.9 (W)
Acceptance: 96%Tuition: $5KGPA: 3.9 (W)
47
California State University - Fresno
Fresno, CA·Public
School Acceptance: 95%Tuition: $20KAvg GPA: 3.18 (W)
Acceptance: 95%Tuition: $20KGPA: 3.18 (W)
48
California State University - Northridge
Northridge, CA·Public
School Acceptance: 93%Tuition: $20KAvg GPA: 3.33 (W)
Acceptance: 93%Tuition: $20KGPA: 3.33 (W)
49
Bennington College
Bennington, VT·Private
School Acceptance: 45%Tuition: $66KAvg GPA: 3.53 (W)
Acceptance: 45%Tuition: $66KGPA: 3.53 (W)
50
California State University - Sacramento
Sacramento, CA·Public
School Acceptance: 94%Tuition: $21KAvg GPA: 3.41 (W)
Acceptance: 94%Tuition: $21KGPA: 3.41 (W)
51
California State University - Channel Islands
Camarillo, CA·Public
School Acceptance: 95%Tuition: $20KAvg GPA: 3.22 (W)
Acceptance: 95%Tuition: $20KGPA: 3.22 (W)
52
Meredith College
Raleigh, NC·Private
School Acceptance: 74%Tuition: $46KAvg GPA: 3.5 (W)
Acceptance: 74%Tuition: $46KGPA: 3.5 (W)
53
Dickinson College
Carlisle, PA·Private
School Acceptance: 42%Tuition: $66KAvg GPA: 3.62 (W)
Acceptance: 42%Tuition: $66KGPA: 3.62 (W)
54
California State University - Dominguez Hills
Carson, CA·Public
School Acceptance: 93%Tuition: $20KAvg GPA: 3.15 (W)
Acceptance: 93%Tuition: $20KGPA: 3.15 (W)
55
Bates College
Lewiston, ME·Private
School Acceptance: 13%Tuition: $67KAvg GPA: 4.01 (W)
Acceptance: 13%Tuition: $67KGPA: 4.01 (W)
56
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY·Private
School Acceptance: 9%Tuition: $69KAvg GPA: 4.18 (W)Class Size: Medium
BA Performing and Media Arts
Acceptance: 9%Tuition: $69KGPA: 4.18 (W)Class Size: Medium
57
Johnson C. Smith University
Charlotte, NC·Private
School Acceptance: 45%Tuition: $21KAvg GPA: 2.88 (W)
Acceptance: 45%Tuition: $21KGPA: 2.88 (W)
58
Columbia College
Columbia, SC·Private
School Acceptance: 94%Tuition: $22KAvg GPA: 2.97 (W)
Acceptance: 94%Tuition: $22KGPA: 2.97 (W)
59
Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, MI·Public
School Acceptance: 80%Tuition: $16KAvg GPA: 3.33 (W)
Acceptance: 80%Tuition: $16KGPA: 3.33 (W)
60
New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, NM·Public
School Acceptance: 89%Tuition: $25KAvg GPA: 3.48 (W)
Acceptance: 89%Tuition: $25KGPA: 3.48 (W)
61
Messiah University
Mechanicsburg, PA·Private
School Acceptance: 79%Tuition: $42K
Acceptance: 79%Tuition: $42K
62
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC·Public
School Acceptance: 90%Tuition: $25KAvg GPA: 3.84 (W)
Acceptance: 90%Tuition: $25KGPA: 3.84 (W)
63
Mount Holyoke College
South Hadley, MA·Private
School Acceptance: 36%Tuition: $67KAvg GPA: 3.89 (W)
Acceptance: 36%Tuition: $67KGPA: 3.89 (W)
64
Anderson University
Anderson, SC·Private
School Acceptance: 55%Tuition: $35KAvg GPA: 3.3 (W)
Acceptance: 55%Tuition: $35KGPA: 3.3 (W)
65
Iowa State University
Ames, IA·Public
School Acceptance: 89%Tuition: $29KAvg GPA: 3.75 (W)
Dance
Acceptance: 89%Tuition: $29KGPA: 3.75 (W)
66
Gustavus Adolphus College
Saint Peter, MN·Private
School Acceptance: 61%Tuition: $56KAvg GPA: 3.65 (W)
Acceptance: 61%Tuition: $56KGPA: 3.65 (W)
67
Colorado Mesa University
Grand Junction, CO·Public
School Acceptance: 82%Tuition: $25KAvg GPA: 3.34 (W)
Acceptance: 82%Tuition: $25KGPA: 3.34 (W)
68
Gonzaga University
Spokane, WA·Private
School Acceptance: 82%Tuition: $55KAvg GPA: 3.66 (W)
Dance Pedagogy
Acceptance: 82%Tuition: $55KGPA: 3.66 (W)
69
California State Polytechnic University - Humboldt
Arcata, CA·Public
School Acceptance: 98%Tuition: $21KAvg GPA: 3.42 (W)
Acceptance: 98%Tuition: $21KGPA: 3.42 (W)
70
Macalester College
Saint Paul, MN·Private
School Acceptance: 29%Tuition: $68KAvg GPA: 3.96 (W)
BA Theater and Dance
Acceptance: 29%Tuition: $68KGPA: 3.96 (W)
71
Connecticut College
New London, CT·Private
School Acceptance: 37%Tuition: $67KAvg GPA: 3.81 (W)
Acceptance: 37%Tuition: $67KGPA: 3.81 (W)
72
Converse University
Spartanburg, SC·Private
School Acceptance: 68%Tuition: $25KAvg GPA: 3.89 (W)
Acceptance: 68%Tuition: $25KGPA: 3.89 (W)
73
Missouri Valley College
Marshall, MO·Private
School Acceptance: 69%Tuition: $24KAvg GPA: 3.07 (W)
Acceptance: 69%Tuition: $24KGPA: 3.07 (W)
74
Kenyon College
Gambier, OH·Private
School Acceptance: 31%Tuition: $72KAvg GPA: 3.9 (W)
Acceptance: 31%Tuition: $72KGPA: 3.9 (W)
75
Franklin and Marshall College
Lancaster, PA·Private
School Acceptance: 28%Tuition: $71KAvg GPA: 3.88 (W)
Acceptance: 28%Tuition: $71KGPA: 3.88 (W)
76
Hollins University
Roanoke, VA·Private
School Acceptance: 68%Tuition: $44KAvg GPA: 3.66 (W)
Acceptance: 68%Tuition: $44KGPA: 3.66 (W)
77
Metropolitan State University of Denver
Denver, CO·Public
School Acceptance: 99%Tuition: $31KAvg GPA: 2.56 (W)
Acceptance: 99%Tuition: $31KGPA: 2.56 (W)
78
Denison University
Granville, OH·Private
School Acceptance: 17%Tuition: $67KAvg GPA: 3.77 (W)
Acceptance: 17%Tuition: $67KGPA: 3.77 (W)
79
Hope College
Holland, MI·Private
School Acceptance: 79%Tuition: $42KAvg GPA: 3.81 (W)
Acceptance: 79%Tuition: $42KGPA: 3.81 (W)
80
Morehouse College
Atlanta, GA·Private
School Acceptance: 44%Tuition: $33KAvg GPA: 3.56 (W)
Acceptance: 44%Tuition: $33KGPA: 3.56 (W)
81
Goucher College
Baltimore, MD·Private
School Acceptance: 78%Tuition: $53KAvg GPA: 3.27 (W)
BA Dance
Acceptance: 78%Tuition: $53KGPA: 3.27 (W)
82
DeSales University
Center Valley, PA·Private
School Acceptance: 77%Tuition: $47KAvg GPA: 3.41 (W)
Acceptance: 77%Tuition: $47KGPA: 3.41 (W)
83
Hamline University
Saint Paul, MN·Private
School Acceptance: 88%Tuition: $50KAvg GPA: 3.5 (W)
BA Theatre and Dance: Performance, Production, and Community
Acceptance: 88%Tuition: $50KGPA: 3.5 (W)
84
Miami University - Oxford
Oxford, OH·Public
School Acceptance: 75%Tuition: $41KAvg GPA: 3.82 (W)
Dance
Acceptance: 75%Tuition: $41KGPA: 3.82 (W)
85
Columbia College Chicago
Chicago, IL·Private
School Acceptance: 89%Tuition: $34KAvg GPA: 3.52 (W)Selectiveness: —Class Size: —
Acceptance: 89%Tuition: $34KGPA: 3.52 (W)Selectiveness: —Class Size: —
86
Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, IL·Private
School Acceptance: 82%Tuition: $54KAvg GPA: 3.91 (W)
Acceptance: 82%Tuition: $54KGPA: 3.91 (W)
87
High Point University
High Point, NC·Private
School Acceptance: 75%Tuition: $45KAvg GPA: 3.4 (W)
Acceptance: 75%Tuition: $45KGPA: 3.4 (W)
88
Eastern University
Saint Davids, PA·Private
School Acceptance: 91%Tuition: $38KAvg GPA: 3.2 (W)
Acceptance: 91%Tuition: $38KGPA: 3.2 (W)
89
Bard College
Annandale-On-Hudson, NY·Private
School Acceptance: 52%Tuition: $66KAvg GPA: 3.86 (W)
Acceptance: 52%Tuition: $66KGPA: 3.86 (W)
90
Institute of the Arts Barcelona
Sitges, Catalonia·Private
91
Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts
Woking, Surrey·Private
92
Georgetown University
Washington, DC·Private
School Acceptance: 13%Tuition: $68KAvg GPA: 4.09 (W)
BA Theater and Performance Studies
Acceptance: 13%Tuition: $68KGPA: 4.09 (W)
93
Fitchburg State University
Fitchburg, MA·Public
School Acceptance: 87%Tuition: $17KAvg GPA: 3.24 (W)
Acceptance: 87%Tuition: $17KGPA: 3.24 (W)
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